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The Marmite E46 The 325ti

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I know the compact isnt the most well liked e46 but i thought id put mine on here to try and show it off a little bit 

i picked it up for a fairly decent price a year or so ago it was bit rough around the edges needed little bits doing to it due to its age and mileage but it done me well so far (touch wood):ph34r:

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she came with the original lexus style rear lights but i couldnt stand them so i went for the facelift red light and imo looks soo much better 

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i dont think the previous owner looked after it perticularly well as this was the state of the engine bay when i bought it looked like it had been through the sahara desert

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Done a few other things to it such as changing all 6 coils, the rear discs and pads also recently changed the ccv and rocker cover gasket as it was using oil for fun 

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finally my mrs got me a awesome christmas present 

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so hopefully in the next few weeks should be sat a tad lower so watch this space for updates thanks for reading

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finally got around t giving it a clean after winter and finally got around to changing the number plates as you can tell from previous pics they were well past their best i also deleted the front number plate plinth whilst i was at it as i wasnt a hug fan and it practically fell apart anyway. really tempted to run plateless as the bumper looks so good without a number plate .

 

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i changed the rear to a square one it wont be everyones cup of tea but i thin it makes the rear look a bit wider 
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hopefully will finally be on its coilovers in the next few weeks cant wait :D

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finally got the coilovers fitted to the compact figured id stick the bbs back on whilst i was at it totally transforms it in my opinion. not the best pics i admit and the car needs a damn good clean but it looks good to me

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19 hours ago, Mk2majik said:

Looks really good mate,ch's really suit it,would look even better with rear spacers😎

been looking at that today dont think there is enough room at it's current height to run spaces on the rear 

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Feeling left out. So heres mine

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2002, but just fitted facelift tail lights as I (like the op) wasnt keen on the lexus look originals, just took me a few years to get around to changing them.

Its running on 18 inch mv1s which are a total pain to keep clean, but I always liked the mv1 style. wheels are more athracite than silver (had them done years back as silver was a bit too jarring for me and I wanted Something subtly different.

 I have owned the car for a good while now. Unlike the haters (and there are many), I love the compacts look, but equally importantly the functionality too. It was the only bmw I wanted back when I bought it.

 

 

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wheeeeey another compact on here haha looking good too,i like them on mv1's too really works but yeah the bbs i have are a pain to keep clean so can only imagine what they are like, and someone said to me at a car meet the other day they cant understand the hate for the compacts after all it became the one series and everyone loves them :S

might aswell stick some better pics on whilst im here thanks to rickyh147 on instagram for the pics 
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On 2017-5-14 at 13:33, DaveNE said:

Still like the ti myself .  Always had plans to pick up a cheap one and have some fun with it.

 

They look awesome with FK Rear lights

 http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=964911 love this little project. Nice tidy looking car 

yeah ive seen these is just tryna get hold of a pair 

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I've always liked the E46 Compact. Nice wheels! I might be biased though as I have the same on my black saloon, albeit they're Dare's not genuine BBS.

If I'd not got my little one I'd have got a 325ti myself if not a 330i saloon manual, which is what I should have got!

Kirkynut 

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On 2017-5-29 at 08:43, kirkynut said:

I've always liked the E46 Compact. Nice wheels! I might be biased though as I have the same on my black saloon, albeit they're Dare's not genuine BBS.

If I'd not got my little one I'd have got a 325ti myself if not a 330i saloon manual, which is what I should have got!

Kirkynut 

thanks mine are reps too no idea of the make of them and i think only one person has ever noticed they aren't genuine ones 

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